1927-09-01 — Page 1

Malkin's Tiles (

ensure truly artistic effects when barmonising with oxisting colour schemes.

An Inspection will

Favourably Surprise you.

Esinatu & Sation's Free.

C.VE. WARREN & Co., Ltd.

China Building. Tel. C. 259.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1

NO. 22,262

CD - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.

ANOTHER BRITISH SHIP PIRATED.

INDO-CHINA VESSEL SEIZED.

TAKEN TO

BIAS LOOTED.

air. The room atmosphere soon became, heavy with eight peo- ple confined therein and a fan was introduced by the pirates. Later the entire party, still under guard, were taken to the stateroom and

BAY AND later again to the saloon, where a

OFFICERS · COMPELLED TO AT PISTOL POINT.

CAPTAIN'S

FULL

STORY.

Yet another piracy, involving a British vessel has been per patrated, the disembarkation of booty being in the vicinity of Bina Bay.

The Yatshing of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, is the latest victim. She was taken charge of by pirates who embarked as passengers at Swatow on Tuesday morning, and two hours later was completely under control from engine-room to

bridge.

YATSHING'S ADVENTUROUS TRIP.

1

Pirate Craft.

certain amount of comfort was en- gured.

and

and

1927.日六月八

POLICE SHOOT AT COLONY'S HEALTH.

"SMUGGLERS.

A MINIATURE BATTLE AT

CANTON,

EARLY MORNING SCENE.

(A Special Correspondent.)

Canton, Aug. 31.

IMPROVEMENT SHOWN LAST YEAR

THE TUBERCULAR MENACE,

The Medical Report for the Colony covering last year, has been issued, and is a compre

$36 FER ANNUK SINGLE COPY 10 CENTI

11987, we announce polnimani na Distributors for kong and South: Ukinä vika

products of the General btors Corporation:

BUICK MOTOR

OLDSMOBILE MOTOR CARS. B. M. C. MOTOR TRUCKS

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. $5, Wong Hel Chung Road.. Happy Valley,

BRITISH ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

A NOTED AIRWOMAN ALSO PARTICIPATES.

ARCHBISHOP'S BLESSING.

London, Aug. 31. Hundreds of spectators at Gal-

hensive review of the various de-way Bay cheered Colonel Minchin'a

HEAVY FIGHTING.

NORTHERNERS CROSS YANGTSZE.

SOUTHERNERS OFFER STOUT RESISTANCE.

MASSING OF TROOPS.

Chinklang, Aug. 31. Small numbers of Southern

A battle in miniatare, of fierce partments that have to do with departure from Europe on his local public health. It is signed light to Canada, with Captain intensity, was enacted in Canton by the Hon. Dr. J. B. Addison, Hamilton and Princess Lowen- troops have left the city. harbour yesterday morning when the Principal Civil Medical Offeer stein-Wertheim.

It is shown that, on the whole, The machine was seen passing ported to have 80,000 troops at detectives and members of the wa-

The Northerners are now, re="

ready to cross to the south bank. the mouth of the Grand Danal,

Heavy fighting has taken place A Difficult Task.

at Lungtan. The Southerners have London, Aug. 31.

mounted field guns

YANGTSZE CROSSED.

at

ter police waged war on a party the Colony is not unhealthy. The Aran Islands, going towards the of smugglers. The encounter death rate per 1,000 in 1926 was Atlantic-Reuter

10.9 for the other nationalities. took place in the early hours of 14.9, being 16.01 for Chinese and This, however, has to be taken the morning, when most of the

a general The British airmen, Colonel Pacakiagan, and also on the city smaller craft on the river were in conjunction with still inactive, and pedestrians on birth-rate given as only 4.5 per

ton, accompanied by Princess sent to Lungtan by rail-Naval the bund were few, and therefore 1,000; being 4.18 in the case of the Minchin and Captain Leslie Hamil-wall. Reinforcements have been it has been difficult to ascertain Chinese.

The Colony was free from Loewenstein-Wertheim, left Upa-Wireless. the actual facts of the case. But

1926. There were a few sporadic seven this morning, in a Fokker the story as far as can be gather-epidemic disease during the year on, in Wiltshire, at half-past ed is as follows:

For some time past water police cases of small-pox during the first monoplane, the "Saint Raphael," have been keeping a vigilent watch seven months of the year, the total on an attempt to fly across the At ten minutes past twelve this afternoon, they passed over In on all river steamers berthed at number of cases being 49 of which Atlantic to Ottawa.

Plague and Cholera. versin, County Galway, on the westly crossed the river and hold the their respective wharves at the only 32 were of local origin. salt smugglers who it is sald have

ecast of Ireland, flying at a heightsouth bank from Wulungshan to Bund, for the purpose of catching

There were no cases of either of D00 feet. The weather off the Morrison Point.

They have cut the railway- been bringing large quantities of

The east to west flight acrogy

Naval Wireless, that commodity Into Canton illi- plague or cholera, and the Colony Irish coast was fo... at the time, tion two large sampans were seen to have escaped infection with the Atlantic has not yet been ac citly. On the morning in ques- must be considered very fortunate

was prevalent incomplished, and the weather con- to draw up alongside the hatch cholers which ways of the 5.5. Tung On, and after several of the ports with which ditions obviously render it more difficult and hazardous than going a short wait draw quickly away the Colony is in communication.

Both hospital admissions and from west to east. again. The police imagined these

PI

to be smugglers. and gave chase the total number of deaths from Shots malaria show that the disease was and then began the battle.

A British Princess.

Princess Loewenstein-Werthe m

is an

daughter of the fourth Earl of Marlborough, her mai den

Anne name being. Lady

German

•

Northerners Cut Rallway.

Nanking, Aug. 31, The Northerners have apparent-

HANKOW ACTIVITY.

Troops On The Move.

Hankow, Aug. 81.. Troop movements down the river continue.Naval Wireless.

continue to

Generally speaking, the effects of the officers and European pas- sengers was not interfered with. Cigarette cases, tie pins and gold STEER studs and links have disappeared, but these appear to have been in- dividual pilfering by the pirate rank and file. Mrs. Brown suffer ed pracatically no loss, but an at- tempt was made to remove her wedding ring but this being im- possible she was molested no fur- ther. Her money was left intact.

Mrs. Bartolini was not so lucky however. When first the ship was taken, she retreated to the upper deck and hid in a corner. Later a.pirate came to her and politely pointed out that she was sitting in the sun and could find a more com fortable position in some other place. She stated that she prefer red to remain where she was and the pirate then requested her ac- company him to her cabin, where On reaching the pirate lair, seven Chinese passengers were he removed from her person, the taken ashore as hostages, together with a large quantity of cargo brooches and rings to the value of

approximately $250, and jewellery and money gathered from passengers. All Europerins gold Communion chain from the The only on board appear to have been treated with great consideration, neck of Miss Valerie.

money possessed by Mrs. Bartolini the officers having lost only minor personal" effects:

was a sum of approximately $60 to cover expenses to and from Shang- hai and this the pirates also took from her cabin. The children were rang out from every side, police somewhat less prevalent than dur- whistles and sirens were broughting the previous year, the figures not further interfered with.

is the first woman to attempt to SOUTHERNERS HOLD POSTS. being

Atlantic. She Mrs. Barlotini suffered no further into use, and for five minutes pan-,

.1925 1926 fly the It is stated

Keeping Back The North. molestation until shortly before the demonium reigned.

702 587 the ¡Deaths vessel reached the pirate rendez- that the smugglers rerned the Hospital Admissions. 2460 2259 Englishwoman by birth, being

Shanghai, Sept. 1. Tuberculosis. The Yatshing left Hongkong an desired to reach their destination vous and then her children's boxes police fire, but after a while, ren-

Sun Chuan-fang's troops are Sunday at noon, being bound for with more speed. The orders were were broken open and the contents, lizing discretion to be the better

Tuberculosis is very prevalent, Savale. She married, in 1897, the still holding the railway near Swatow and Shanghai. She complied with at the point of the including school books and clothes, part of valour, gave up the fight

Prince Loewenstein-Lungtan. The Nationalists are scattered pell-mell about the deck and swam to the shore, deserting

was killed two trying to drive them to the river carried a general cargo of about revolver,

Meanwhile the belongings of all their boats and any smuggled and was responsible for 15.27% 560 tons and had on board three

Chinese passengers were

rans-goods that may have been on of the total deaths in 1926. The Wertheim, who Two of European passengers.

Other pirates then took the con-packed and everything of value board. The boats were taken over prospect of being able to do much years later, fighting for the Spani- bank where they can be shelled to mitigate this disease in the ards against the Americans in the upon by the Nationalist gunboats. these were from Hongkong and the

are standing by on the river other from Canton. In addition pradore, Tani Chiu, up to the including jewellery, cash

tioned these officials refused to would necessitats a complete al-a British subject again. to the three European passengers Bridge and he was made to act as silken clothing. taken from their the police: but on being ques- Colony is not a bright one. It I hifinoines. In 1918, she became The cruisers Tungchi and Caotung

state whether the capture was ofteration of the mode of life and The Princess is an intrepid air-near Kohchi and the Yatshing carried five Chinese interpreter. He was instructed to luggage.

Camp Beds on Bridge. value or not.

habits of the large majority of the woman. She learned to fly before shell Sun's troops. So far, the as passengers,

tell the Second Officer that the ship

All this was tople for conver-population.

the war, and has had many adven- main force of the Sun Chuan- It is learned that the passengers must set a course for Chilang Point Nothing of note occurred until

In 1923, shefang army are still unable to cross In connexion with the different tures in the air.

river and those who from Hongkong were Mr. and Mrs. in the first place. The pirates in- anchor was dropped off Sam Chuusation on the wharves later in the

already crossed F. A. Brown of the Naval Yard, timated that the ship must go on inlet in Hong Hai Bay. The as- morning, and some people imagine Government hospitals, which are entered a machine in the race for the

the are onl in small Mr. Meikle, a first officer of the a different course to reach the spot, ter, Mr. G. II. Hodgson, was then that the police had received in- dealt with separately, it is in-the King's Cup, and herself ac- have Indo-China Navigation Company, apparently realising that if a dif- taken up to the bridge to join the formation that goods, other than teresting to observe in the Civil companied the pilot in his circular river

groups of one or two thousand each. The Nationalists, traveling on duty, from Canton to ferent course was taken there would Second Officer. Then the pirated salt and of much more value, were Hospital report that there were air tour of Britain.

be less chance of passing vessels showed little consideration. being smuggled. This again is three fatal cases of rabies during Shanghai,

greatly outnumber the Sun troops. The vessel arrived at Swatow noticing that all was not well on Camp beds were placed on the most unlikely as the smuggling of the year.

In the maternity department of Colonel Minchin, who is an lm- on the southern bank, are trying early on Monday morning, and the Yatehing.

bridge, and the two officers were piece-goods has been on the wane took on additional cargo of about The Second Officer and quarter- allowed to sleep. By this time it for

some considerable

time, this hospital there were five cases perial Airways Pilot, has several to surround their enemies. Small : 1.000 tons. Passengers boarding master pointed out that to take a was nearly midnight.

Owing to the heavy fines imposed of twins, out of 626 admissions. notable achievements to his credit.detachments were sent out by at the part were a Japanese lady different course would be dangerous Everything continued quiet "un on storekeepers found with smug- The new Radiological Depart-Little over a year ago, he made a General Pel Chung-hal, the Nation- and two children, together with 160 and the pirates, no doubt realising til four a.m., the guards of course gled goods on their premises, also ment was fully established during flight from London to Egypt, in alist Field Marshal, to round up.

useful three days.

the Sun troops scattered around. Chinese deck passengers. It seems that those on the bridge knew best, being maintained throughout the the fact that business in the city the year, and did much

Captain Leslie Hamilton" is The Shanghal-Nanking railway certain at the moment that the agreed that the ordinary course to night while the vessel was lying is decidedly slack, the receivers work.

known as the "sky taximan" and is still cut. but the Nationalists pirates boarded at Swatow, adopt Chilang Foint should be steered. at anchor. About four o'clock of goods of this description, and

Kowloon Hosptal.

"aerial gipsy." He has had many claim that Sun's troops have been ing their usual practice of board-

the Master and Second Officer also the smugglers, are, "resting." ing the ship as passengers.

were awakened by the pirates Some three months ago business It is interesting to observe the thrilling experiences. He return cleared away from the line and The passenger embarked at

The Second Officer was also told who pointed out that several ves for them was brisk, so much so work of the newly-established ed to England last April after hav- that, repair work has already been ing flown 17,000 miles in three started. General Pel Chung-hsi Swatow, was Mrs. Bartolini, the Japanese wife of a customs official that if other vessels were sighted sels were approaching. The off-that foreign firms were complain- Kowloon Hospital during 1928. in Swatow, accompanied by her no signals of any kind were to be cers saw that the ships were noting that they could not cope with

As usual the pirates made coming in their direction and as- two children, Miss Valerie, aged made.

for piece-goods. 12 and Master Giulio, aged 10, who it plain that if any attempt was sured the pirates that they would the city merchants and their prices were being taken back to school made to communicate with other not pass close to them.

ressels, all the European officers on Shortly after 5.30 on Wednesday at Shanghai.

The Yatshing left Swatow at 7 the Yatshing would be shot.

The Second Officer was also told, morning the anchor was taken up o'clock on Tuesday morning and about two hours later the Second through the compradore, that if and the vessel moved to about a Officer, who was on the bridge at any vessel communicated by signals quarter of a mile from Sam Chau the time, heard revolver shots. with the Yatshing the reply was to inlet. Three of the ship'a. life- The firing appeared to come from be made that the vessel was return- boats were then lowered, and the ing to Hongkong having developed pirates started to transfer their

booty. aft of the bridge.

A large quantity of pro- Almost immediately eight men boiler trouble.

During the first four hours, visions had been taken on deck appeared on the bridge. They

to the Government Civil Hospital, journey, and sprinkled the aero- provisions

London Aug. 31. were all armed with revolvers, during which time the Yatahing and these were transferred to the

23 to the Kwong Wah Hospital plane with holy The arms were pressed into the was proceeding steadily towards ship's boats. The

The competition of foreign traw-and three to the Lunatic Asylum princess just before taking her Northern demonstration yester A battery of small guns is re Second Officer's ribs and he was Chilang Point, eight or nine other were part of the steward's stores told that he must obey the pirates' vessels, all going north, were seen. and included large quantities of lers with British fishermen is the Altogether 181 operations were seat, knelt before the Archbishop day.

a final benediction.-ported to have been established on subject of a report by the Econo-performed under general anaes and kissed his episcopal ring, and. commands. This information was No signals were made, however, tinned fruits..

Seven Chinese Kidnapped. mic Committee on fish, y

Wahu rock beacon.-Naval Wire- thesia in the operating theatre. British Wireless.

le88. conveyed to him by signs, and it and there was no interruption with

The report gives an analysis of Among these operations were 80 was also indicated that he must the Yatahing.

In other parts of the ship Eight of the Chinese deck pan- turn the vessel round.

The quartermaster was also on officers and passengers had been sengers were also ordered into British fish supplies, which shows laparotomics, of which 18 were for herded into the the boats and Capt. Hodgson was that their total value in 1925 was removal of the appendix and two

Of this sum, were

gastro-enterostomies. the bridge at the time and he was gathered and given instructions by the pirates messroom, with two stawards in also made to accompany the pir£30,000,000.

and ates to the shore. The last of £19,250,000 represented British addition many minor operations Brown to be conveyed to the officer on attendance. Mrs. watch. The pirates took great Mrs. Bartolini were not interfered the three boats left the Yatshing captures, and £5,000,000 worth were performed in the out patient pains to explain that Bias Bay was with, but Mr. Brown was put un about nine o'clock. One return came from the Empire, leaving department and in the wards. their destination. While

Bome dor guard in the mess room with ed about two hours later, bring- £7,750,000 as the value of foreign continued to guard the Second the officers and Mr, Melkle: Ciga ing Capt. Hodgson and one of the supplies. The latter came chiefly

and Iceland-British Wireless.. Officer, other pirates went into the rettes, tea and coffee, sandwiches, Chinese pasengers back to the from Germany, Denmark, Sweden chart room and searched for the beer and lemonade was provided, ship:

The boats were hoisted and the ship's ATINA and ammunition but the "guests" were compelled These were found and confiscated. to sit with their hands above the Yatshing steamed out of the inlet None of the shots fred appear table and after many weary hours, bound for Hongkong, arriving to have been aimed with malicious intent, but only for the purpose of dropped off to sleep in this post here just before six o'clock last Intimidation and the pirates were tion. One steward was later de- night,

A Threat of Death.

â

''

With regard to the total booty tached to attend to the pirates'

no reliable estimate has yet been obviously pleased that no re-

'needs. aistance was offered.

Mr. Brown enquired as to the made. The cargo was untouched, In the engine room, Mr. E.

visions which were taken from Grainger, the third engineer had safety of his wife and was assur- except for the ten casca of pro-

The Pilots.

wňo

General Pei Chung-hst visited Northern prisoners yesterday and doctrines--Nam Chung Pao. lectured them on the Sun. dat-sen

Dr. J. T. Smalley was in charge months, in various parts of Europe. telegraphed to Shanghai that the tended to give anaesthetic and over 3,000 hours, and has covered vice to-day. during the year, Dr. I. Newton at During his career, he has flown Nanking railway will resume ser- during the last three months of a quarter of a million miles.

Before the departure from the year he attended in the out)

bishop of Cardiff, assisted by inga. FISH. FOREIGN SUPPLIES OF patient department in the morn- Upavon, the Roman Catholic Arch- A total of 894 patients were priests, standing under the golden admitted during the year; of these wings of the aeroplane, conducted 338 were

of British nationality a short religious service.

Afterwards the Archbishop gave humber: 770 were males." COMPETITION WITH HOME and 546 were Chinese and of this Princesa is a Roman Catholic.

TRAWLING.

Ten patients were transferred his blessing to the hazardous

A MEMORIAŁ TO DARWIN.

HIS KENTISH HOME TO BE

PURCHASED.7-

London, Aug. 31.

The New Territories.

received

water.

In

FRENCH LOANS IN AMERICA.

The

The Fan

ANTI-COMMUNISM.

Wuhu Demonstration.

Wuhu, Aug. 31. General Hsia Tau-yin organised anti-Communist and anti-

SHIPPING WARNED,

Dangers Of The River.

Shanghai, Aug. 31. Pal Chung-hai has requested all vessels to avoid the vicinity of Klang Yin and Woosung, due to the danger of coming fire. The shipping companies have been

WAR-DEBT POLICY AND BOND ISSUES. All the Police Stations were visited during the year, the 'most

New York, Aug. 31. It is anticipated in authoritative unhealthy ones such as Tsun Wan; Castle Peak, Ping Shan and Au circles in Washington that when warned that this might occur. Tau wore visited frequently. Mr. Mellon returns from Europe. A further warning has also been There was a diminution of $28 the question will be raised of float-issued to vesacin on the Yangtze, in the number of cases of malaria ing a loan in the United States for where there is a threat that

the purpose of retiring or convert-martial law will be declared. as_compared with 1925.

No progress is reported in tho Two reports were made on ing the G$70,000,000 of French B anti-malarial measures which per cent. bonds held in the United fighting at Lungtan. Northern

forces are being reinforced. should be carried out at Tal Po. States.

The general health of the Euro.It is believed that the American Naval Wireless relieved, the Chief Engineer, Mr. red that no harm had come to her the steward's lockers. There was

pean police officers and their policy of opposition to French A. Livingstone, shortly after 8.20 She was later taken to the meas no specie on board the vessel, Sir Arthur Keith, replying to a familied has been on the whole loans until a war. debt agreement: A Chinese was knocked down in

has been reached, will be relaxed in order to allow France to effect Canton Road, Kowloon, yesterday a.m. for breakfast, and should have room, admission being gained

by Mr. Inman Wong's car and was again been relieved at 9.15 a.m., through the window, as the guards but the Chinese deck passengers vote of thanks after his presiden- quite good.

were robbed of all jewellery and Hial address to the British Associa

a great saving of interest. but at 9.80 am, pirates entered would not risk opening the door.

money, while a large quantity of tion, announced that the council

The refunding proposal has en-Blightly injured. Every consideration seems. to

clothing was also taken. Over of the Association intended to ar engine room with revolvera and

Dr. Newton was the medical livened the bond market, the the ended that the ship had been have been shown to the prisoners. $1,000 was taken from the com- rangs for the purchase of Charles officer in charge during the year French Government 7 1/2 per cent. captured and the Chief Engineer When first they were taken to the pradore, and it may prove that Darwin's house and its surround- had been confined to the mess room, mess room, there was little or no the passengers lost goods to the Inge, at Bromley, Kent, for the of the Government Dispensary at bonds reaching 116 1/2, the high- Shanghai, reports the death of The invaders then gave ordera ventilation and on complaint be through one of the firemen that ing made, the window from the total value of $10,000. they desired more steam, as they upper deck was broken to admit

(Continued on Page 16.)

Government Dispensary,

The 3.8. Empress of Asia, from

est at which they have ever been one of the Chinese crew, but the (Continued on Page 11.) sold Reuter'e American Service, cause of death is not stated.

nation, as a memorial to Darwin.

Kowloon.:

-Reuter. V